Buttercream Icing
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 2-4 T. milk we usually use 2 percent, but any milk will work
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar about 1/2 cup-1 cup at a time, mixing to incorporate each time. It will start to be very thick.
- Then add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
- Whip until light and fluffy.
Notes
This is definitely a flexible recipe. If it suddenly gets a little too thin after adding milk you can always add a bit more powdered sugar to help thicken it again and vice versa. You will get a feel for it as you do it more. I always find when I make smaller batches for little projects, it takes a little playing to get the consistency just right, but thankfully it's pretty hard to mess it up as long as you have a little patience and only add a a little bit of milk or additional sugar at a time while you are trying to get the right consistency. At that point a little goes a long way.